July 2009 
There are 71 blog entries for July 2009.
Week Through 7/24/09 Oakton homes
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 3:48pm. 108 Views, 0 Comments.
Jul 20 – The index of indicators went up 0.7% in June; the third straight monthly increase. The rise was slightly lager than expected, although not as strong as the last two months.
Jul 21 – Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke stressed to Congress that the central bank has to tools it needs to conduct rate policy, but gave little clues how the tool would be used over the next six months. He said rates [short-term] would stay at historic lows for an extended period.
Jul 23 – Sales of existing homes were up 3.6% in June for the third consecutive month – and that is the first time that has happened since early 2004. Remaining inventories of unsold homes through out the Country are still high at 9.4-months. However, locally in Northern Virginia there is a…
Week Through 7/17/09 Alexandria homes number crunching
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 12:38pm. 93 Views, 0 Comments.
Jul 13 – Consumer Prices increased 0.7% in June due to the rising cost of gasoline. The CPI has fallen 1.4% in the past year. The core index [excluding food & energy] only went up 0.2% in June.
Jul 14 – Sales at U.S. retailers rose a stronger-than-expect 0.6% in June, boosted by a big jump in auto sales. Excluding autos and parts, the gain was a modest 0.3% gain.
Jul 17 – New construction of homes expanded for the second straight month in June after hitting a record low in April. The starts are at their highest level since last November.
Jul 17 - Oil closed the week at $63.56 a barrel, up from $59.89 last Friday.
Rates reversed themselves this week rising more than ¼% as the stock market benefited from money coming out of the bond market. Friday’s…
Week Through 7/11/09 Leesburg homes datapoints
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 12:36pm. 167 Views, 0 Comments.
Jul 2 – Payrolls were done 467,000 in June over 100,000 higher than economists expected. The unemployment rate ticked higher to 9.5% from 9.4% the previous month.
Jul 2 – Orders for U.S. made factory goods climbed 1.2% in May on a big jump in orders for transportation equipment. The overall orders were the highest since June 2008.
Jul 10 – The trade deficit narrowed by 9.8% in May. This is the lowest deficit since November and was unexpected. Exports boosted while imports declined in May. The report suggests second-quarter GDP may not decline as sharply as expected due to the improved trade outlook.
Jul 10 - Oil closed the week at $59.89 a barrel.
Rates continued to improve this week as investors concerns over the markets ability to absorb the…